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Vinson & Elkins LLP Company Profile

This international law firm counts lots of high-energy businesses among its list of clients. Vinson & Elkins offers its clients practice specialties in such areas as corporate law, environmental regulation, finance, and international law, as well as litigation, restructuring, and tax law. Headquartered in Houston, Vinson & Elkins has a global energy practice that serves oil and mining companies, utilities, and other energy-related institutions. It has expanded its practice to include aviation, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and more. The firm, which now boasts more than 700 lawyers in 15-plus offices, was started by James Elkins and William Vinson in 1917.